Horse-collar.



No. 876,289. PATENTED' JAN. 7, 1908. P. H. BELLAMY.

HORSE COLLAR.

APBLIOATION FILED APB..B,1907.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS HENRY BELLAMY, OF BIG SANDY, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR TO JAMES C. PERKINS,

\ OF BIG SANDY, TENNESSEE.

HOB SE-COLLAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 7, 1908.

Application filed April 8. 1907- Serial No. 367017.

longing the life of the harness and adjuncts.

Anether object of my invention is the pro :vision-of a shock-absorbing horse collar which shall be thoroughly practical and efli cient in every particular;

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists of oppositelydisposed collar plates inclosed in a sheathing or covering, the plates being spaced apart by shockabsorbing springs, the plates having seats for the reception of the ends of the springs; and pads interposed between the plates and the sheathing.

The invention further consists of a horse collar embodying certain other novel features of construction, combination and arrangeof the lower or innermost collar lates. 4, is a like view of one of the up )er coll2 r Hates.

we collar consists of a pair each of lower upper plates, the lower or innermost plates 1, being rounded and pointed to conform to the shape of one side of an ordinary horse collar and having its inner edge flared upwardly or flanged as at 2,,to the curvature of" the animals neck. The upper plates 3, are wnbstantially flat and are of practically the nine longitudinal shape as the'lower ones. I

Annular or raised sockets 4, are rovided at opposite points on the opposing faces of the upper and lower plates in each pair, and seated in said sockets and tending to space the plates apart are the coiled springs 5. Three spacing springs are generally used between each pair of plates but the number and the tension'of the springs may be varied according as to whether the collar is to be used for heavy draft or for light draft purposes.

A sheathing or covering 6 of the usual horse collar sha completely incloses the collar plates, an pads 7, are interposed between the plates and the cover, so that the metal does not bear direct upon.the outer cover and by this construction no packing or filling material is necessary. The usual rim 9, is secured to the inner edge of the body ortion of the collar, and hooks 10, on the ower plates are engaged in the rim to secure the plates against movement'with respect to the rim. Hooks 11, are also secured in the rim which have their free ends passing through openings 12 in the u per plates, so as to serve as guides to limit t c movement of the upper or cushioning plates. By this means, the lower plates are fixedly anchored to the rinr and the 11 per cushioning plates are loosely] connecte thereto, so that any unducprcssure on the collar causes the upper plates to give with a cushioning effect therebv serving to relieve the animal and trappin s of all strain.

' From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings, it will be apparent that I have roduced a practical cus 1- mn or shock-absor ing collar which accomplishes all the results herein set forth as the objects of my invention.

I claim:

1. An animal collar comprising a cover and a riinsecured thereto, a pair of collar plates anchored to said rim, a pair of cushion plates located opposite the first named plates and loosely secured to the rim, and-cushion springs confined between the plates.

2. A horse collar com rising a cover or casing, a rim carried there y, a pair of stationary collar plates anchored to said rim, 3. pair of relatively movable cushion plates loosely In testimony whereof I aflix my signature secured to the rim, sockets provided on the in presence of two witnesses.

0 p0sin faces of the stationary and movable Fates, Spacing s rings between the plates FRANCIS HENRY BELLAMY' 5 aving their en s engaged in the sockets Witnesses:

and pads interposed betw en the plates and v WILL DAVIS,

casing. J OHN HAWLEY. 

